AN INVESTIGATION OF DAMAGE TO THE HUMAN TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DURING CRANIAL ACCELERATIONS

The literature contains considerable data on the traumatic effects of head-neck acceleration due to rear-end collisions. The temporomandibular (jaw) joint is also subject to indirect loading, due to its inertial behavior. Only a small body of work, Schneider et. al.[1989], describes motion of the mandible in these circumstances. In this study the authors investigate the nature of forces reacted within the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). A model has been built which is a precise representation of the TMJ embodied in a physically exact model cranium. The whole is mounted on an RID-III cervical spine. Sled tests were performed. Results show high angular velocities and accelerations of the mandible for low velocity rear-end impacts.

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• Authors:
  • LYONS, C G
  • BRADY, C L
  • Simms, C
• Conference:
  • 41st Annual Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine Conference
  • Location: Orlando, Florida
  • Date: 1997-11-10 to 1997-11-11
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 315-329
• Serial:
  • Publication of: ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE
  • Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)
  • ISSN: 0892-6484

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Angular velocity; Head; Sled tests; Spinal column
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cranium; Jaw (Human); Mandible; Temporomandibular joint
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00767359
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 10 1999 12:00AM